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Two months ago I brewed a 2-hearted clone. I kegged 5-gallons and had enough left over for three bottles. Good for a side-by-side comparison. Fast forward....well....two months. Having tried both they seem like two completely different beers. The bottled maintained a much more pronounced hop...

Howdy, I just came into a couple of internal fans that were once used on an old architecture plotter, so it's time to build a stir plate. These are a bit bigger and more powerful than standard computer fans that I am accustomed to seeing. I am unsure of the size of the rocker and...

Back last December I decided to try my hand at making a few meads. At that time I made four at once all using the same brand of honey and yeast - three of which had various concoctions of fruit and whatnot. Then there was the one that was a standard 1 gallon batch (honey, water, yeast...that's...

Lost 31 lbs of CO2 while on a 16 day vacation. Prior to that I had my system set up perfectly and gone through about 4-5 kegs with no issues at all. I took regular weighings and other checks to be sure I had no leaks. Then, I go on a 16 day vacation and out of the blue...kaput! Tanks is empty...

Need some local knowledge here. I'm at the Indy convention center for a volleyball tourney and there is ghastly amounts of down time. Any places within walking distance that I can find 3F on tap? Thanks in advance.

Brewed a IPA a week and a half ago. Added Warrior at the 60 min point of the boil. About 20 min later I had a momentary distraction and as luck would have it had boil over. Not horrible as I got to it quickly, but it was clear that hops were ejected from the pot. The question is had full...

Hi all, I was just given a temperature controller and thought I would use it, if possible, on a fermentation chamber I just built. The controller is this: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=320-518 What I can't figure out is how to attach the fan that I plan on using...

Howdy all, I am planning to build a fermentation chamber soon. Someone gave me a DigitalDoc5 PC temp controller and I'm hoping it is suitable for use. A picture of the unit, as well as the power/wiring info is attached below. The fan I have fits perfectly. For the power I don't have the...

Finally tracked down the source of why I've been losing 3/4 lb. CO2 every day. Or, at least I think I have. The gas connector appears to be the culprit. When I hook it up there is a distinct humming and I can feel a slight vibration of the gas line. Short of replacing the connector is there...

Will be visiting Muncie this weekend for my daughter's volleyball tourney and figured this will be as good of an opportunity to pick up a bit of 3F as any to bring back home. Can anyone recommend some decent shops to purchase that are in Muncie and/or Yorktown? Thanks in advance.

I am making a two hearted clone at the moment. For the first time I am trying setting my carboy in a cooler filled with water in an attempt to keep the temp down. It's working well. With the ambient temp of my basement at this time of year the water is staying right at about 56 degrees...

Planning on making a test 1 gallon batch using the dregs of a bells two hearted. For a 1 gallon batch do I need to make a starter or can I just use the dregs of the bottle alone? If so, how many bottles of dregs should I use? Thanks in advance.

I added a third keg to my setup exactly a week ago which is on 10lb co2 gas. To that point my primary regulator reading showed full and the tank had serviced about three kegs prior. So, this new keg was about the sixth or seventh. Last night I saw that the dial had gone to the "change gas"...

I just loaded the trial version of Beersmith2 and am trying to put together a recipe for a American Red Ale. However, the style guide does not contain a listing for an American red. This recipe will actually be a Nosferatu clone, a imperial red ale. What would be a good classification for...

My wife is visiting a brewpub in SC this weekend and wanted to bring back (to Ohio) a few 1/2 gal. jugs of a raspberry wheat that she absolutely loves. After leaving SC she will be in transit for five days on other visits until returning back to Ohio. Ideally, I guess I would like to keg...

Recipe I'm working on calls for one pound of 15L. My LHBS carries 10L and 20L. Is it a stretch to say that if I mix 1/2 lb each of 10L and 20L it will end up as 15L?

I recently made a batch of pale ale of which I diverted 1/2 gallon to a secondary on a few ounces of raspberry's for a week - purely experimental to see if a decent raspberry ale can be had from this recipe. Beersmith calls for 7.9 grams of priming sugar, but I'm not sure how much water to mix...

On Friday I decided to do a small 3 gallon batch of DFH 90. Recipe calls for 13.75 quarts for mash in. Stupid me grabs the wrong measuring cup (1/2 qt. instead of 1 qt.) and proceeds to put in 13.75 - 1/2 quarts. i.e. Half of what was required. I didn't even realize this until I started...

It’s that time of year when I start drinking Great Lakes Nosferatu and I am inclined to try making an Imperial Red since I have never tried it. I'll preface all this by saying my brew experience is based purely on using already existing recipes. I've never tried concocting my own. That...

Maybe I am answering my own question here, but am I going nuts or can changing the size of my beer line actually affect the taste of beer? A little background. I made a Pliny the Elder clone two months ago. Brew process and fermentation went fine, dry hopped, kegged, waited 10 days and...